Fwd: new functional operator... paM is Map spelled backwards
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- Subject: [mg125749] Fwd: new functional operator... paM is Map spelled backwards
- From: Ralph Dratman <ralph.dratman at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:43:40 -0500 (EST)
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Roby,
Is the code below similar to what you were looking for?
Ralph
(* - - - - begin code - - - - - - - - *)
(*Clean slate*)
Clear[a,b,d];
(*Define this Backwards-Map function...*)
paM[f_] := Map[f, #] &
(*And then...*)
{a, b, 5., d, 7} // paM[Sqrt]
(*... and also...*)
Range[6] // paM[#^2 &] // paM[Sqrt]
(*And even...*)
(Range[7] // N // paM@Log // paM@Sqrt // paM[#^2 &] //
paM[Exp] // paM[(# + 1.3) &]) // paM@(# - 1.3 &)
(* - - - - end code - - - - - - - - *)
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:52 AM, roby <roby.nowak at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Group and Mathematica staff.
>
> In the functional programming spirit I am missing a postfix notation
> for Map[ ].
>
> Du to its clarity I often prefer the sequentiall postfix style
> processing of expressions and data:
> e.g.
>
> data//F1//F2//F3
>
>
> but what if our data is a List and the functions we want to perform on
> don't have the Listable Attribute ?.
> the clumsy solution now is:
>
> data//F1/@#&//F2/@#&//F3/@#&
>
>
>
> therefor I suggest a new functional operator, which e.g. could look
> like this: ///
> such that my favorit expression would appear in this nice and clear
> form:
>
> data///F1///F2///F3
>
>
> In other words the new /// operator should temporarily activate the
> Listable Atrribute for the affected function
>
>
> any comments welcome
>
> Robert
>